Just add up how many times you might go, and how much each group of tickets would cost!
We had 5 day hoppers, and knew that we would go at least one more day another time in the year, and the 5 day plus one 1 day would have been more than the deluxe AP, so, since we had the money, it was a no-brainer.
And of course include in your thoughts the 10% off most food with the deluxe (and lower), and 10% off most merchandise plus 15% off most food with the premium... Add to that the little benefits; like I was able to pre-order POTC3 plus some special fun things through delivear, b/c of the AP...or pins when you spend over $30 in a restaurant and use your AP discount...that sort of thing.
Anyway, it's more about how many times you'll go, versus a straight number of times, b/c you could get 3 one-day hoppers for more than an AP, or you could get a 5 day hopper plus a one day for about the same cost as those 3 one-days, etc. I'm not sure if any of the length of hoppers gets to the cost of an AP (most I've seen mentioned that you can get is an 8 day, other than something I think Albort has mentioned through foreign travel agencies) costs more than a deluxe AP, but since there is no no-expiration option, that only covers one multi-day stay, and if you go again inside those 365 days, you have to get another chunk of tickets, and that is where the AP savings show up.
